Richard baer



R0 'COLLAR.

APPLICATIOILHLED SEPLZY. I919.

Patented Aug. 29, 1.922.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFlCE,

RICHARD BAEB, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Patented Aug. 29,

' COLLAR,

1 .421'752; Specification of Letters Patent.

' v p I Application filed September 24,1919. Serial No. 826,037.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LRmmno Banma gitizen of the Republic of Czedhoslovakiagand resident of the borough of Ma-nhatta in the any. county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collars, of which the following a specification. I

This invention relates to collars, and more particularly to soft or unstarched collars of the turnover type.

V V Broadly considered, the invention has for its primary purpose and object to provide simple and effective means on the front pactuo f the collar at its free ends, which will support the connected ends of the collar and hold the same straight and smooth and prevent the wrinkling or crushing of the collar ends. f n

It is =anotl1er and more particular object of my invention to provide a device font-he abovepurpose, embodying relatively rigid staysor supports, and means onthe front puit'ioiiof the collar at its free ends to removably receive said stays together with I a detachable connecting means between the "says whereby the opposed ends of the collar are effectively held against a relative lateral ino ei'nent. I

The inventmn further contemplates the provision of a device for the above purpose which may be easily and quickly applied to or removed from the collar-and will support the parts of the collar even though they may become wet and limp, so that even in such an extreme case,a roper fittingand 'neat appearance of'the co lar will be mamtainod k I It is af urther general ob ect of my invention toprovide a collar support, the several partsof which are sim lo and durable in construction and capab e of manufacture at comparatively'small cost.

Wlith the above and other objects in view,

the invention consists in the provision of a collar support as above characterized, and

in the form, construction and relative arrangement ot the several parts thereof, as vvillffie heroinafter more fully explained, lhistrated in the accompanying drawing and "subsequently incorporated in the subjoined claims.

11b thedrawin whereinl have illustrated one prantical embodiment of the invention, Fggrjl isaperspective View of a, soft turn down collar having its ends connected and provided with my improved supporting means Fig. 2 is a fragmenta ers ective view the ends of'the Collar di o mec ted and sep arated, and the front portions turned up to more clearly disclose the arrangement of the supporting stays;

Fig. 3 is a detail horizontal section through the connected collar ends Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view; and

Fig; 5 is adetail perspective view of one of the stay members.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 and 6 respectively designate the outer and inner folds of a turndown collar. In the class of collars to which this invention relates, the

two folds of the collar are each constructed of two thicknesses of linenor other suitable material, stitched together. The collar as it is placed upon the market in condition to be worn, is unstarclied so that all parts thereof are soft and flexible. The inner fold of the collar terminates in the tabs or extensions 7, adapted for lapping engagement upon each other, and is provided with the usilal registering buttonholes 8 to receive the button which is arranged inthe neck band of the shirt. -A third buttonhole 9 is likewise provided in the collar fold 6, adjacent its lower edge andat the center thereof to receive the rear collar button.

Y A very common objection to such collars is that they will not retain wheat and roper fitting appearance at theirtconnecte ends for any considerable length of time. This is-especially true in hot weather, as the collar Will then become vt with perspiration and the conspicuously exposed front 'portion thereof will not stand up'=but will sagand wrinkle. For the purpose of ob viating this objection, I, have provided the relatively rigid stays or supports 10 which front may be formed of thin nickeled steel, or as .the material of the coll fold is formed is slit" or cut as at 11 to receive one end portion of the stay, the edge of said slit being stitched or otherwise reinforced. The endof the collar fold is out to provide s, downwardly extending point indicated at 12, and the slit 10 is located at a point substantially midway between the extremity of this point and the upper edge of the collar. A loop 13 of linen is secured to the inner face of the fold- 5 adjacent to its connection with the collar fold 6 and in s aced relation to the slit 11. In applygiogs the stay, the point'12 of the fold 5 is 11 and the tapering end 14 of the stay inserted throu h the loop 13 and then through the-sllti 11; t its' other end, the stay is turned or bent upon itself as, at 15 to provide a stop en gaging the end of the loop'13 and also serves as a convenient finger piece whereby the stay may be withdrawn. t is further to be ob,- served that this end 15 of the'stay engages with the under side of the collar at its upper edge at the point of connection of the two folds 5 and 6 and thus serves to prevent the collapse of the collar folds at the seam line:

In applying-the sta s,; the concave sides are outwardly dispos or next adjfitcnt to or fold so 1'. at they will-direct the pointed front ends'12 of the fold 5 outwardly. The portion of each stay between the slit 11 and the loop 13. remains exposed or uncovered and b fore inserting the stay, a loop of linen or 0 er non-elastic or elastic material 16 is sli ped upon one of the stays and is freeto shi t upon theintermediate ortion thereof. To the connected ends of tiiis linen loop a hook 17 is attached. This hook inner ed 0 of the other stay on the opposed end of the collar as seen in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawin Thus the collar ends are effectively hel against'a lateral movementaway from each other. The stays 10 are arranged as near as possible to the frontdiverging edges of the collar ends, a when the sta s are connected, the linen loop 16 extends orizontally over the connected extension 7 of the inner collar fold 6 andabove the button engaged through the Zbuttonholes 8. a

In order to more securel of the inner fold 6 of the co 1 is adapted to be engaged over the hold the ends er in connected relation and to prevent relative movement of the extensions 7 attheir upper edges; I rovide upon the outer face of one of t ese extensions which is disposed n t adjacent to the neck of the wearer, an eya;18 which is located at a point slightly within the line":

of the front edge of the outer collar fold 5.

A complementary hook 19 is secured to the innen side of the other end flap or extension 7 on the fold 6. After the extensions 7 havfi been buttoned together at their lower edges, the hook 19 iscngugell in the eye l8 so as to securely hold the extensions in connected relation adjacent to their upper edges.

From the above description, it will be apparent that when the collar is applied to the neck band of tl disposed stave 10 on the inner sides of the opposed ends 12 of the outer collar fold connected to each other by the loop 16, these collar ends will be held in their erect positions. The wearer may freely Without danger of relative displacementof the collar ends, or destroying the neateap arance of the collar. If the collar shou d become wet throu h perspiration or other cause, the connects-5 nevertheless hold the ends against collapse so that they will not become wrinkled or crushed. When the collar is to be laundered, the stays 10 can be readily of the collar removed from the collar ends toggther with 85 the connecting loop 16; It will observed from reference to Fi 3 that the loo 18 is bent outwardly sligqitly so that the hook 19 when engageitherein, will not cause-discomfort to the' wearer.- nectin strip 161118) be space seen the endsof the outer fold 5 of the collar beneath theknot of a tie for suplportiing the tie k'notf secured across the e. accompanying drawing, I have 95 '1. Iri coinbination with a" eon-tr of. them; kind described relatively rigid .stays on the front portion of the collar adjacent to its free ends, and with said stays and independent front. portion of the collar said .stays to each other across the ends of the collarwhen in normal wearing position.

2..In combination with a collar of the kind described, relatively rigid stays on the front portion of the' collar adj free ends, and detachable means directly engageable with said stays and independent of said front portion of the collar for con nee-ting said stays to each other across the said position.

3. In combination with a collar of the kind described, relatively rigid stays on the front portion of the collar adjacent to its free ends, and mean ie shirt, and the vertically 79 move his head stays 10 will 80 The loop? or conarts ofth device er forms thanJiercreserve the privilege meansdirectly enga cable I for connecting acent to its 12o ends of the collar when in normal wearing s removably interlocked upon one of the stays independently of the front portion of the collar for detachably conncctingrsaid stays to each other across the endsof the collar.

4. In-eombination with a collar of the kind described, relatively rigid stays on the front portion of the collar adjacent'to its free' ends, each free end of the collar having at its inner side an interrupted pockct adapted to removably receive a stay and with an intermediate part of the stay ex-.

posed, and a loop ada ted to be secured about the said expose intermediate portion of one stay and having a hook adapted to detachably engage the exposed portion of the other stay for detachably connecting the stays.

5. In combination with a collar of the kind described, relatively rigid stays on the front portion of the collar adjacent to its free ends, a loop slidably engaged upon the intermediate portion of one of the stays and removable therefrom, and a hook carried by said loop adapted to be detachably engaged with the other stay across the ends of the collar.

6. In combination with a collar of the kind described, relatively rigid stays, and means on the inner side of each outer fold of the collar adjacent to its front end to re-,

movably receive one of the stays, each stay at its upper end being turned upon itself to provide a roll adapted to engage and support the collar folds at the seam line con stituting the upper edge of the collar.

7. In combination with a collar of the kind described, relatively rigid stays, said shifting movement longitudinally of the stays.

8. In a soft collar having a band and foldover to stifi'eners located on said top adjacent t e vertical edges of the ends of the top and detachable means connecting the ends of the top, said means being secured to the stifl'eners.

9. In a soft collar havin a band and foldover top, stifl'eners located on said top adjacent the vertical edges of the ends of the top, said stifi'eners extending substantially the full width of the top means for detachably connecting said stlfi eners to the top in fixed position and a detachable strip provided at each end with means for engaging said stifi'eners and adapted to hold in POSI- tion the ends of the top.

10. In a soft collar having a band and fold-over top, stifl'eners located on said top adjacent the vertical edges of the ends of the top, said stifleners extending substantially the full width of the top, means for detachably connecting said stifi'eners to the top in fixed position and a detachable elastic strip provided at each end with means for engaging said stifi'eners and adapted to hold in position the ends of the top.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have si ned my name. RIC ARD BAEB. 

